This blog is meant to display my coins/currency notes/stamps, in an informative manner, which would be useful to users in knowing about the history of the period when these coins/banknotes/stamps were minted/printed and events/persons they honour/depict, both on Indian and foreign coins/banknotes/stamps. The content would be more in the nature of a walk down memory lane through my collection/articles.

The tradition of holding
the World Hindi Conferences (WHC) began with the first Conference being held at
Nagpur in 1975. The theme of the Conference was “Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam”.

The
Aims of the Conference:

World Hindi Conferences
have a major goal of promotion and propagation of Hindi Language and to
establish it as a World language. Hindi is an important medium of education
leading to researches and writing/promotion of literature which is carried out
by Hindi scholars, practitioners of the language in both foreign and Indian
origin.

The theme of the first
four Conferences held in India and Mauritius was “Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam” (meaning “the whole World is one family”).
The word derives from the Sanskrit words “Vasudha”
meaning “Earth” “eva” meaning “indeed
is” and “Kutumbakam” (meaning
“Family”).

The theme of the Fifth
World Hindi Conference held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) in 1996 was
“Apravaasi Bharteeya Aur Hindi”
(meaning “Non-Resident Indians and Hindi”).

The Sixth WHC was held in
London (UK) in 1999 and had as its theme “Hindi
Aur Bhavee Peerhi” (meaning “Hindi and Future Generations”).

The theme for the Seventh
WHC held in Paramaribo (Suriname) in 2003 was “Vishwa Hindi: Nayi Shatabdi Ki Chunoutiyan” (meaning (World Hindi:
The Challenges of the new Century”).

The Eighth WHC held in New
York (USA) in 2007 had as its theme “Vishwa
Manch Par Hindi” (meaning “Hindi on a Global Platform”).

The Theme of the Ninth WHC
was “Bhasha ki Asmita Aur Hindi Ka
Vaishvik Sandarbh” (meaning “The character of the Language and Hindi in a
Global Context”).

During the Tenth WHC held
at Bhopal in 2015, the theme of the Conference was “Hindi Jagat: Vistar evam Sambhavnayen” (meaning “The World of
Hindi: Expansion and Possibilities”).

The deliberations in the
Tenth WHC at Bhopal included contemporary issues and subjects and on ways of
expanding the horizon and common use of Hindi in the areas of Science and
Technology, Information technology, Administration and Foreign Policy, Law,
media etc. The conference also had academic sessions running in parallel on
identified themes.

These
Conferences have now achieved a global profile and impetus of their own and
have always attracted a galaxy of renowned scholars and proponents of Hindi.

The
10th World Hindi conference held at Bhopal from 10-12 September
2015:

The 10th World
Hindi Conference (WHC) was organised from 10-12 September 2015 in Bhopal
(India), a decision which was taken at the 9th WHC held in
Johannesburg in September 2012.

It was organised by the
Ministry of External affairs in co-ordination with the government of Madhya
Pradesh. The Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the
Conference. The Cultural programmes and “Kavi
Sammelan” (meaning “Gathering of Poets”) was co-ordinated by the Indian
Council of Cultural Relations.

A daily newsletter titled
“Sammelan Samachar” (meaning
“Conference News”), a “Sammelan Smarika”
(meaning “Conference Souvenir”) and a Conference Report on discussions held
during the Academic sessions and their recommendations were also published. The
daily newsletter was brought out by Makhanlal
Chaturvedi Rashtriya Patrakarita Evam Sanchar Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal. The
Conference Report was published by Mahatma
Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha.

The Indian Council of
Cultural Relations also brought out a special issue titled “Gagananchal” dedicated to the Conference.

In keeping with the past
practice, a total of 40 Hindi intellectuals and scholars – 20 from India and 20
from Abroad were honoured during the Conference for their distinguished service
in the field of Hindi.

The
Resolution:

The Resolution passed at
the 10th World Hindi Conference read in Hindi:

The
10th World Hindi Conference which was held at Bhopal, India from
10-12 September 2015 has passed the undernoted Resolution:

“In
the 10th World Hindi Conference held at Bhopal, India, the
undernoted Resolution was passed:

1.During
the conference several intellectuals, practitioners and other influential
Experts from India and Abroad, deliberated in detail/depth upon 12 selected
issues during continuous sessions, whereafter it is resolved that the key action
points which have emerged should be referred by the External Affairs to a
Special Deliberation Committee for taking action upon them as considered fit
and to pass on these Action points to concerned Ministries and Departments for
appropriate action thereon.

2.The
11th World Hindi Conference should be convened in 2018 in Mauritius.
During the Conference the World Hindi Secretariat situated in Mauritius should
be formally inaugurated”.

Commemorative
Postage stamp issued on the occasion dy the Department of Posts, India:

The above image is of the
First Day Cover (FDC) issued on the occasion by the Department of Posts, India.
On the left, the Rs.5/- stamp as well as the Cancellation stamp 0f Pune GPO is
shown the logo of the 10th World Hindi Conference held at Bhopal,
India.

An image of a Rs.5/- stamp
issued by India post on the occasion showing the logo of the 10th
WHC.

A set of 9 stamps in my
collection.

Logo:

For the selection of a
suitable logo for the 10th World Hindi Conference, a logo design
competition was held by the Ministry of External Affairs. The design on the
Commemorative stamp is based on the logo of the 10th WHC. The
principal objective was to have an insignia which in itself reflected the goals
of the Conference.

The logo design finally
chosen is inspired by the Peacock, which is the national bird of India. The
logo portrays a peacock with its feathers shining, symbolic of India’s unique
traditions and diverse cultures and colourful and traditional icons. The
numeral “10” has the numeral “1” marking the head of the peacock and the
numeral “zero” shows the global reach of Hindi with India as its source point.
On the map contained in the numeral “zero” is mentioned “Bhopal” in Hindi,
together with the location of the City of Bhopal.

About Me

I am Rajeev Prasad, a retired State Bank of India officer who had been collecting coins in a shoe box without having a serious interest. Only after quitting my job I got the time to take serious interest in developing my coin collection into a hobby. A pity, because I would have had more opportunity to lay my hands on more 'exclusive coins' while in the Bank. Anyway, as they say,better late than never. If you have any views to share with me regarding this blog , please contact me on my email rajeevprasad1208@gmail.com. I also have a twitter account @prasad_rajeev.
I had an opportunity to participate in a Documentary on the life and times of the 25 paise coin titled “Chal Basi Chavanni” (The four anna/twenty five paise coin passes away), aired by STAR NEWS on 29th and 30th June 2011. The programme helped in making many persons hold back onto their “chavannis”, the little round beauties, instead of returning them to Banks .